Concerts, CD Reviews and others
August 10th marked the day the return of Vultan to the Winchester Music Tavern. This time not as a headliner but as a supporting act for Texas rockers Blacktop Mojo. The venue was almost sold out and the excitement for a loud rocking show was needed and this one was one that desperately needed. Coming […]
Nöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ’80s Hard Rock Explosion By Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock On Sale March 16th “The definitive Bible of 80’s hard rock” 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 Five Metal horns out of Five! From The Hellion I feel fortunate to have been a teenager during the mid to late 1980’s. […]
STARDUST – “Highway To Heartbreak” – CD Review Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release Date: Oct 9, 2020 Have you missed the anthemic releases? The glory music throwback from the old days that made you want to shake your ass and throw your fists in the air? Well Stardust has this release Highway to Heartbreak and this […]
Show Review: King Diamond / Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Location: The Cleveland Agora Date: Nov 15, 2019 King Diamond and his troops from the institute hit the Cleveland Agora this past weekend to scare the hell out of Cleveland. Not only did he scare people but they sold the Cleveland Agora out! Its’ been […]
Band: A Killer’s Confession Album: The Indifference of Good Men Label: Wake Up! Music Release Date: 10/18/19 Reviewer: Douglas Esper AKC returns with a new line up, but retains a similar sound to their debut from a couple years ago. With a focus on dynamics, “Numb” creeps forward from a piano-lead verse into an explosive […]
Mark Saturday October 19th 2019 as a night of heavenly hard rock that infected the ears and eyes of those at the Cleveland Agora. It also marked the return of the blockbuster legendary band Quiet Riot to Cleveland. Sponsored by AEG and WMMS 100.7, along with iHeart Radio, this show was destined to be a […]
Ghost with support from Nothing More The Ultimate Tour Named Death Covelli Center Youngstown, Ohio October 10, 2019 On Thursday, the tenth of October, in the year twenty nineteen, I jumped in my buddies Camaro as we raced down Route 11. We were giddy with anticipation of seeing a favorite band of ours, the almighty […]
Overkill “The Wings of War” By: The Hellion The “Mean Green Machine” from the Garden state are back and as expected they deliver a Greg” The Hammer” Valentine style Elbow Drop to your cranium with another “Skullcrusher” of an album! The boys from Jersey are again at the top of their game on their 19th […]
Motley Crue – THE DIRT (movie review) By Dom Rini I’m going to be brief and get to the point. This movie was taken from the Motley Crue book and was a pretty good representation of it. The band had input into the book. The chronological factors were about 70% accurate in my eyes but […]
CD Review – Spirits of Fire S/T (Frontiers Music Srl) By: The Hellion Tim “Ripper” Owens has to be the hardest working vocalist currently in Hard Rock and Metal. In the past he has lent his vocal talents to numerous bands; Judas Priest, Iced Earth, Yngwie Malmsteen and Charred Walls of the Damned amongst others. […]
